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Crown Hotel (Mitchells & Butlers)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Timothy Taylor - LandlordExcellent1
Itchen Valley - JungaExcellent1
Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat GoldExcellent2
Black Sheep - Choc & Orange StoutExcellent1
Sunny Republic - Huna RedExcellent1
Dorset Brewing Company - Frosted JackGood1
Hop Back - Summer LightningGood1
Heineken - John Smith's Bitter (a.k.a. Cask and Original)Poor1
Adnams - Topaz GoldNot Tried0
Saltaire - South Island PaleNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)Not Tried0
Dark Star - Outer Haze IPANot Tried0
Brentwood - Spooky MoonNot Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Exmoor - AleNot Tried0
Brains - The Rev James OriginalNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)Not Tried0
Marston's - PedigreeNot Tried0
Copper Dragon - Golden PippinNot Tried0
Woodforde's - Bure GoldNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Great Yorkshire (see also Cropton) - Hadley's GoldNot Tried0
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)Not Tried0
Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk)Not Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)Not Tried0
Peerless - Triple BlondNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Bowland - Pheasant PluckerNot Tried0
Marston's - EPANot Tried0
Banks's - Shipyard Rye Pale AleNot Tried0
Picture 1. Crown Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside
Picture 2. Crown Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

18 Sep 2023 (Jack William)
Early evening. Good heritage features - but rather spoiled I thought by the large, modern plain glass windows that made the main bar very bright. 2 other ales on.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Excellent
Saltaire - South Island Pale3.50Not Tried
Dark Star - Outer Haze IPA4.50Not Tried
22 Sep 2018 (ChrisE)
Just before noon and packed with football supporters. I noticed that the price of a breakfast was well under the £3 barrier.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Black Sheep - Choc & Orange Stout5.00Excellent
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Cotleigh - Seahawk Gold (formerly Golden Seahawk)4.20Not Tried
Peerless - Triple Blond4.20Not Tried
Bowland - Pheasant Plucker3.70Not Tried
Banks's - Shipyard Rye Pale Ale4.30Not Tried
03 Jul 2015 (ChrisE)
Just after the arrival of our train from London at 10:21 a large group of us met up here as the first stop on a pub crawl of Merseyside, Cheshire and Shropshire. Thankfully the service was very much better than on Mr. Croxford's last visit, I was very impressed with the architecture in this place and especially liked the bell pushes in the rear room.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat Gold4.20Excellent
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Great Yorkshire (see also Cropton) - Hadley's Gold4.00Not Tried
08 Feb 2015 (HSB)
12:00 47 minutes before the train so came here for a beer. Reasonably busy with late breakfasters. Service was appalling. Stood waiting for my first pint as the barmaid put out menus at a snail's pace. Equally long wait for second pint then a bloke who had just walked up to the bar got served before me. Red rag to a bull. Empty glass on bar, turned heel and went to Wetherspoons over the road.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Liverpool Organic - 24 Carat Gold4.20Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Copper Dragon - Golden Pippin3.90Not Tried
Woodforde's - Bure Gold4.30Not Tried
29 Aug 2014 (HSB)
17:58 Last stop before the train. Sat in the rear room for the first time. Magnificent plasterwork.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hop Back - Summer Lightning5.00Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Brains - The Rev James Original4.50Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried
03 Mar 2014 (HSB)
10:15 Swift pint before getting the train to London. Superb interior.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dorset Brewing Company - Frosted Jack4.30Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
Exmoor - Ale3.80Not Tried
13 Nov 2012 (Alenomore)
17:30 visit. Fair crowd in. With one pal departed for home, we called in here and took advantage of a two-for-one meal deal, and sat in the large, and very ornate backroom. A current 2013 gbg entry and 9 times previous in 1999/2003-10/2.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Itchen Valley - Junga3.90ExcellentGood condition and the only ale of note today.
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer, was Hobgoblin)4.50Not Tried
Brentwood - Spooky Moon3.80Not Tried
Marston's - EPA3.60Not Tried
10 Nov 2012 (Alenomore)
14:30 visit. First time here. Busy with locals in this fine old building with an interior of particular note. One of many of the City's historic, well preserved pubs. Ale range not so noteworthy...
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sunny Republic - Huna Red4.20ExcellentIn good nick. A possible new ale too.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Marston's - EPA3.60Not Tried
Adnams - Topaz Gold4.00Not Tried
25 Feb 2010 (Ian)
The interior is spectacular Victorian plasterwork and wood panelling, but it has never been my favourite pub in Liverpool. 10 handpumps with 4 on. My first pub in Liverpool on this trip and within 5 minutes two scallies were trying to flog knocked off perfume. I am home.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Heineken - John Smith's Bitter (a.k.a. Cask and Original)3.80PoorServed a bit on the cold side, but this has an odd yeast aroma and I wasn't that impressed with it. Cheap though.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Shepherd Neame - Spitfire (or Spitfire Amber Ale)4.20Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Young's London Special (was Special)4.50Not Tried

About the Crown Hotel

The pub sign. Crown Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent5
Good3
Acceptable-
Poor1

Website.

The pub is found in Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JQ.

Corner pub to one side of Lime Street railway station. Ornate Victorian exterior and interior. Two rooms with a quieter rear room. Prominent Walkers Ales Warrington signage.

We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 31 different beers and tried 8 of them.

Map location

Postcode: L1 1JQ